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October 2 - November 20, 1997 Organizer: Fundação Bienal de Artes Visuais do Mercosul Rua dos Andradas, 1234 Conj. 1008 90020-008 – Porto Alegre – RS – Brasil Tel: + 55 51 - 3228 5297 Fax: + 55 51 - 3228 5337 Email: bienal@terra.com.br |
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President: Justo Werlang (right) General curator: Frederico Morais |
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Concept Goal of the Biennial and the thematic-conceptual emphasis of the curatorial projects. |
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International Seminars Latin American Utopias, October 6 - 9, 1997 Latin America as Seen from Europe and the United States, November 3 - 5, 1997 |
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Catalog (544 pages) Foreword by the Organizer (Portuguese) Frederico Morais: Rewriting the History of Latin American Art (Portuguese) Irma Arestizábal: Xul Solar (Spanish) Helio Pellegrino: Mário Pedrosa (Portuguese) Curatorial text for each country (Spanish, Brazil in Portuguese) Biography, brief text, and 1 image for each artist (Spanish, Brazil in Portuguese) Documentation: Tucumán Arde (Spanish), Escena de Avanzada (Spanish), O Julgamento (Portuguese), Geração AI-5 (Portuguese), Taller de Torres García (Spanish) Continente Sul - Sur Special edition about the Biennial by the magazine of the Instituto Estadual do Livro do Rio Grande do Sul. Approximately 400 pages of published texts, manifestos and documents about the artists and artistic movements of Latin America. Publisher: Frederico Morais. Parallel exhibitions Encouraged by the organizer, 5 commercial galleries in Porto Alegre, 1 in Novo Hamburgo and 2 cultural centers in Porto Alegre exhibited parallel shows in agreement with the general curator. Links Texts and other publications about the Biennial in the WWW. Information and websites about Mercosul and Porto Alegre © Portraits: Edison Vara |
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